Migrants In Mexico Hold Their Breath During US Election As They Fear Mass Deportations

On the riverbanks of Ciudad Juárez, there are no migrants in sight, but evidence of previous crossings still litters the ground and discarded clothes are entangled in razor wire by the wall. Migrants are no longer sleeping overnight in large numbers on downtown streets either. It’s a return to relative calm after an unprecedented surge of immigrants across the U.S. southern border in recent years. As Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump make their final campaign push in elections that will come to an end in a matter of hours, migrants in Mexico are holding their breath. “It's a hope, a door that can be closed,” said Malby Peña, a migrant from Venezuela. “God willing the best wins.” In the early hours of Monday, a short line of migrants from all over Latin America, papers in hand, waited to cross the border to El Paso, Texas and attend their long-awaited CBP One appointment. It was a scene that surely contrasts with the images months earlier of migrants trying to break through or crawling under the razor wire. Arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico fell 7% in September to a more than four-year low. On top of that, Mexican authorities sharply increased enforcement within their borders in December. Plus, President Joe Biden introduced major asylum restrictions in June this year. The Border Patrol made 53,858 arrests, down from 58,009 in August and the lowest tally since August 2020. The White House touted the numbers as proof that severe asylum restrictions introduced in June were having the intended effect, and blamed congressional Republicans for opposing a border security bill that failed in February. Vice President Kamala Harris has used that line of attack against Trump to try to blunt criticism that the Biden administration has been weak on immigration enforcement. #mexico #mexicousaborder #migrantworkers #itwebvideos #indiatoday Subscribe to India Today for NEW VIDEOS EVERY DAY and make sure to enable Push Notifications so you'll never miss a new video. All you need to do is PRESS THE BELL ICON next to the Subscribe button! India Today TV is India's leading English News Channel. India Today YouTube channel offers latest news videos on Politics, Business, Cricket, Bollywood, Lifestyle, Auto, Technology, Travel, Entertainment and a lot more. Stay tuned for latest updates and in-depth analysis of news from India and around the world! WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va2AnW3JENxxg7OuJv00 Download App: https://indiatoday.link/wHaj Follow us: Official website: https://www.indiatoday.in/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndiaToday Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IndiaToday